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Open grants for humanitarian and development NGOs
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Last reviewed: August 2026
New to donor calls? Read the guide — How to read a call for proposalsOpportunities: 17
- Global
Education Above All — Educate A Child partnerships
Education Above All Foundation (Qatar)
Partnership funding to bring out-of-school children into quality primary education.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsEducationOut-of-school childrenProtection - Global
Qatar Fund for Development — Expression of Interest portal
Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD)
Open EOI portal for project and programme funding from Qatar's international development institution.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsDevelopmentHumanitarianHealth - Global
Start Network — membership and the Start Fund
Start Network
Rapid funding for under-the-radar crises, accessible to members through national and regional hubs.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Up to £300,000.00
View detailsHumanitarianAnticipatory actionLocalisation - Global
Grand Challenges Canada — innovation funding
Grand Challenges Canada
Stage-based funding for health and humanitarian innovations, from proof of concept to scale.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- CAD150,000.00 – CAD3,000,000.00
View detailsInnovationHealthHumanitarian - Global
Elrha — humanitarian innovation and research funding
Elrha
The main dedicated funder of humanitarian innovation and public health research in crisis settings.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- £20,000.00 – £100,000.00
View detailsInnovationResearchHealth - Global
Education Cannot Wait — Multi-Year Resilience Programmes
Education Cannot Wait (ECW)
Education in emergencies funding, allocated at country level. ECW does not accept unsolicited applications.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsEducationEducation in emergenciesProtection - Global
Gavi — civil society organisation funding
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
Country-specific calls for civil society organisations to strengthen immunisation.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHealthImmunizationCommunity health - Global
UNHCR partnership calls for expression of interest
UNHCR
Country-level partnership EOIs, tied to multi-year country strategies. Refugee-led organizations encouraged.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsProtectionShelterLivelihoods - Global
Green Climate Fund — accreditation as a Direct Access Entity
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Become an Accredited Entity and apply to GCF directly rather than through an intermediary.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsClimateEnvironmentInstitutional capacity - Global
Green Climate Fund — Readiness and Preparatory Support
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
Capacity and institutional support funding, accessed through your country's National Designated Authority.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Up to $1,000,000.00
View detailsClimateEnvironmentResilience - Global
The Global Fund — Grant Cycle 8
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Country allocations for HIV, TB and malaria. Civil society engages through the Country Coordinating Mechanism.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHealthHIVTuberculosis - Global
U.S. humanitarian assistance — Bureau of Disaster and Humanitarian Response
U.S. Department of State (DHR)
U.S. humanitarian funding, now consolidated under the State Department's DHR bureau after the closure of USAID.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHumanitarianFood securityHealth - Global
UNHCR Innovation Accelerator
UNHCR
Catalytic funding and technical support for humanitarian innovations moving beyond pilot stage.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Up to $250,000.00
View detailsInnovationProtectionDisplacement - Global
UN Partner Portal — Calls for Expression of Interest
UN agencies (UNICEF, WFP, UNHCR, UNFPA, IOM, UN Women, WHO)
The main channel for UN agency partnerships. CFEIs are published continuously across countries.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHumanitarianDevelopmentProtection - Global
EU Funding & Tenders Portal — calls for proposals
European Union
The EU's central portal for development, neighbourhood and thematic calls open to NGOs.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsDevelopmentHumanitarianNeighbourhood & enlargement - Global
EU humanitarian aid — DG ECHO Humanitarian Implementation Plans
European Commission (DG ECHO)
The EU's humanitarian funding, allocated through country and regional Humanitarian Implementation Plans.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHumanitarianProtectionHealth - Global
OCHA Country-Based Pooled Funds (CBPF)
UN OCHA
Country-level humanitarian allocations that national and international NGOs can apply for directly.
- Deadline
- Rolling / varies
- Funding:
- Not specified
View detailsHumanitarianWASHShelter
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